Chapter 216 On the eve of the expedition [two-in-one]

Author: Leader of the Tofu Naoxian Party

Chapter 216 On the eve of the expedition [two-in-one]

This was a turbulent era, at least in the eyes of wealthy businessman Fritz Parra.

The year before last, it was still the Principality of Ige, but now it is the Principality of Asshai.

Most of the various miscellaneous taxes that I had to pay the year before last have been reduced by now.

The roads were still made of earth and stone a year ago, but now they are all flat and wide cement roads.

The nobles who were bossing around him a year ago had to kneel down and be their dogs; now the grass on their graves is half as tall as him.

The year before last, Ige's army was just eating Naqa and doing nothing, but now it has become a wolf-like army of Asshai.

Even the monsters shrouded in the blood moon in the middle of the night were strangled to death.

I heard that businessmen in some places will open their shops until midnight.

If it weren't for Fritz's precious only son, dear Rene, he would have already laid off the number of guards in the caravan.

Yaxia seems to be much better than Yige, with statutory laws and a unified tax rate in the country.

A place with rules is much better for businessmen than some people making decisions on the fly.

But the changes were too fast, and many of Fritz's aristocratic customers for his goods were evaporated, and he lost a lot of money.

But it doesn't matter. In the long run, it will still be beneficial.

He originally planned to use this opportunity to persuade his restless son not to go to the battlefield to win glory and victory, but to return home honestly and inherit the family fortune of several hundred thousand gold coins.

Who knows that Renee is also a stubborn donkey and is unhappy about life and death.

"Oh, who made me his father? Anyway, he has had this ambition since he was a child, and there is nothing that can be done to stop him.

Then let him become a soldier and see what kind of person he can be!

Anyway, Adalia is pregnant again, and the astrologers say it’s a son.”

Fritz comforted himself in this way, and sent his only son to the Asshai Warriors Legion anxiously.

Hey, I didn’t expect that the ancestral graves of the Pala family could also emit colorful smoke.

Rene Parra, the son of a wealthy businessman, suddenly became Baron Rene Parra!

The first page of the Pala family's genealogy will be rewritten starting from Sir Rene!

"Fritz, your son will be back soon, why are you hanging around there?" the voice of his wife Adalia came from far away.

"Oh, honey, I'll be there in a minute."

Fritz shook his little brother, whistled, and joked: "Hey, my noble Lord Buck, didn't you expect that your whole family is gone, but my son will become a noble like you?"

Here you go."

Haha!

Fritz spat on the grave again, vented his resentment, got back on the carriage, and headed out of the city with his family to meet his long-lost baby son.

He looked at the newly built concrete road and the pregnant belly of his wife who was about to give birth.

Fritz's sense of belonging to Asshai grew again.

It's not that he hasn't tried to persuade his wife, but:

"My dear, why don't you go? You..."

"Fritz, what nonsense are you talking about? Are you going to stop your wife who has given birth to a noble son to you from seeing his poor murderer son? I can't wait for a moment!"

Therefore, Fritz had no choice but to take his wife in the most gentle carriage to meet Renee.

Fritz put on a gorgeous purple robe with gold thread, Adalia put on sparkling jewelry, and their two daughters also wore exquisite makeup.

The whole group was nervous and looking forward to it.

When he arrived outside the city gate, Fritz was surprised to see the mayor, the sheriff, the judge, the priest and other high-status people, who were already waiting there.

In the past, he would always please these people with a smile on his face, but today these people took the initiative to say hello to him.

Apparently they had heard that Rene Parra was awarded the title of baronet for his heroic performance on the battlefield.

Fritz thought for a moment, took out a silver coin and handed it to the sheriff.

"Mr. Fritz, what are you doing?"

"Oh, I'm really sorry. I suddenly couldn't hold it in any longer on the road and had no choice but to go to the mass grave for convenience. I violated the "Urban Public Security Management Regulations" stipulated by His Majesty. This is the fine I paid."

"Well, you are such a good law-abiding citizen." The Sheriff scratched his head and complimented stiffly.

"Of course, I have always abided by the law..."

While we were chatting, the sound of horse hooves came from the horizon in the distance.

A majestic knight, with gleaming armor and a mighty and elegant horse, came to the crowd fully armed.

"Father, I'm back." The knight dismounted and said.

Tears welled up in Fritz's eyes, remembering the countless sleepless nights he spent after learning that his only son had gone to war:

"Renee, it's good to be back. You are the hope of the Pala family, and your heroic performance has brought honor to the family. I knew that with you, the Pala family..."

Adalia kept crying, her eyes full of tears of joy and emotion, and she was about to step forward to hug her son. Renee was so frightened that she quickly came to her mother to comfort her excited mother.

The people around him also looked at Baron Rene with admiration and applauded him constantly.

Many young girls looked at the young, newly promoted Lord Baron with bright eyebrows.

In the evening, the Parra family, who finally escaped from the welcome banquet, finally returned to their mansion.

The Pala father and son finally had a chance to chat alone.

"Renee, I'm really old. From now on, the Pala family will depend on you." Fritz said with emotion as he looked at his tall and muscular son.

"Father, you are only forty years old, how old are you?"

"Okay, Renee, tell me about your title and fiefdom."

"Okay, father, look, this is the location of my fiefdom, here, here, and here...

Yaxia’s latest title management and inheritance regulations are..."

"So, there is no eternal nobleman." Old Parra was a little disappointed.

"Ha, father, this land still belongs to my descendants.

And as long as the spirit of bravery lasts, are you still afraid of losing your title?

Besides, losing your strength and still retaining your title is probably more dangerous, right?"

"...You make sense. Renee, do you need help from the family? Just ask."

Renee said, "Father, I need money, a lot of money!

I need money to develop my backward fiefdom, and I also need money to make connections and continue climbing.

I am only nineteen years old, and I am confident that I can bring greater glory to the family!"

"How many are needed?"

"The more, the better. In addition, I hope that after I gain a foothold, my family can move to the center of my fiefdom - Black Mountain Town."

"I still have a working capital of 100,000 gold coins here. Please take 80,000 with you before departure."

"Father, I still need some help."

"You can choose half of the guards in the family caravan to leave. They are all old men who have watched you grow up and are trustworthy. You can also take Ross, the son of Steward Tosta, with you. He will help you a lot."

"Okay, father, I really don't know how to thank you..."

"Son, you are my only son. Sooner or later, everything in the Pala family will belong to you. Also, don't spend money randomly, don't..."

"Father, you know me. I haven't lived or had sex for a long time. I'm not that kind of person. With this money, I plan to buy a batch of farm machinery and stock up on food and weapons..."

"Farm machinery?"

Renee said with a vague understanding: "Well, it's the machinery used in agricultural production. It's similar to the machinery you visited the cement factory last time, but it has different uses."

"Oh? What's the price? Effect? ​​Production volume? Are there any restrictions?" Old Parra became interested.

Renee took out several promotional posters given by Raven, who was responsible for selling agricultural machinery, and explained to her old father:

"The tractor sells for 50 gold and can complete the cultivation, planting and harvesting of twenty to thirty acres of land every day;

The harvester sells for 40 gold and can harvest and bundle more than 700 acres of land every day;

The seeder sells for 45 gold, and every day...

Sprayer 1 gold,..."

Yaxia stipulates that "1 mu" is equal to "500 square meters".

Considering the 45 hours a day, the daily workload of crude agricultural machinery seems quite staggering.
To be continued...